The HinduRinging in despairThe HinduWith more than 90 crore mobile phone users across the country, business is booming for cell service providers in India. Falling prices and wider mobile coverage have led to the cell phone becoming a ubiquitous part o…
The New Indian Express |
‘Surge in number of cancer cases linked to air pollution’
Times of India RANCHI: Cancer cases have seen a sharp rise in Jharkhand over the past few years. In spite of this, there is no comprehensive data to deal with one of the largest killing diseases globally, primarily due to the absence of any government facility and … Experts explicitly pin down pollution as a cause for cancerThe Hindu Cancer risk rises with every breathCalcutta Telegraph The Most Widespread Environmental Carcinogen? The Air We BreatheThe Atlantic Cities The New Indian Express –Defiance Crescent News (subscription) all 57 news articles » |
Red tape on city waterfallsTimes of IndiaThe park which connects seamlessly with Asola Bhatti sanctuary will act as a wildlife corridor for animals and a lung to absorb urban air pollution besides being a site of water bodies for groundwater recharge. …
Red tape on Delhi waterfallsTimes of IndiaThe park which connects seamlessly with Asola Bhatti sanctuary will act as a wildlife corridor for animals and a lung to absorb urban air pollution besides being a site of water bodies for groundwater recharge….
Times of India |
Delhi, Kolkata have worst air quality in India: Report
Times of India In fact, figures compiled by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for 2009-11 vindicate what the world health body has concluded while putting ‘air pollution’ in the same category as tobacco, UV radiation and plutonium as lung cancer causing … Curb air pollution to arrest spread of cancerThe New Indian Express U.N. lists air pollution as carcinogenGrist |
Calcutta TelegraphWelcome to toxic topperCalcutta TelegraphPoison in the air and smoking have propelled Calcutta to the top of the list of lung cancer incidence among the metros. The comparative study on lung cancer, conducted by the Indian Council of …
Device lack hits pollution checkCalcutta TelegraphGuwahati, Oct. 18: Assam is ill-equipped to monitor the level of carcinogens in the air, while the urban population of the undivided Kamrup district, which includes Guwahati, has one of the highest inci…
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Air pollution causes lung cancer: World Health Organization
Times of India “There is sufficient evidence that exposure to outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer with a positive association with an increased risk of bladder cancer. Particulate matter, a major component of outdoor air pollution, was evaluated separately and … Air pollution causes lung cancer, WHO agency announcesNBCNews.com WHO confirms air pollution causes cancerABC Online Air pollution really is cancerous; Chinese, Indian metros among most polluted …Vancouver Desi Al Jazeera America –News Sentinel –kwwl.com all 203 news articles » |
Science Codex |
Agricultural fires in India October 18, 2013
Science Codex Punjab comprises only about 1.6 percent of India’s land surface, but thanks to fertile soils and the adoption of agricultural advances, the state grows about one-fifth of India’s wheat. Preparing for planting with fire has the benefit of clearing out … |
Times of IndiaAir pollution leading cause of lung cancerTimes of IndiaAccording to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which has now classed air pollution in the same category as tobacco smoke, UV radiation and plutonium, air pollut…